parallel
1. something having the property of being analogous to something else (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
analogue, analog
• Hypernyms:
similarity
• Hyponyms:
echo
2. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude
• Derivationally related forms:
latitudinal (for: latitude)
• Hypernyms:
line
• Hyponyms:
polar circle, horse latitude, tropic
3. (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- parallels never meet
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
• Hypernyms:
figure
1. be parallel to (Freq. 5)
- Their roles are paralleled by ours
• Hypernyms:
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. make or place parallel to something (Freq. 1)
- They paralleled the ditch to the highway
• Syn:
collimate
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. duplicate or match
- The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
• Syn:
twin, duplicate
• Derivationally related forms:
twin (for: twin)
• Hypernyms:
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
1. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting (Freq. 10)
- parallel lines never converge
- concentric circles are parallel
- dancers in two parallel rows
• Ant:
perpendicular, oblique
• Similar to:
antiparallel, collateral, nonconvergent, nonintersecting
• See Also:
comparable, symmetrical, symmetric
2. of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
- parallel processing
• Similar to:
synchronous, synchronal, synchronic
• Topics:
computer science, computing
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